General Electric History: Schenectady Works Welcomes You! Page 17

[Schenectady Works Welcomes You! is a tourist booklet published by General Electric in 1949. Full size images of each page are reproduced here, and the photographs are available individually at original and enlarged sizes.]

Foundries, Forge and Pattern Division: Buildings 57, 87, 93, 95, 99.

The Foundries, Forge & Pattern Division supplies castings for electrical equipment ranging from a few ounces to fifty tons in weight. Materials include gray iron, cast steels, bronze, aluminum, and brass... The Forge Shop forms special parts for large machines... The Pattern Shop has made and maintains over 75,000 patterns which are kept available for customer demand for castings.